The Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) introduced its candidates for the upcoming bypolls in Punjab, scheduled for November 13, releasing the record on social media platform X on Sunday. These bypolls are necessitated by the election of the present MLAs to the Lok Sabha.
📢Announcement 📢
The Aam Aadmi Occasion hereby broadcasts candidates for Bye- Elections within the state of Punjab 🔻 pic.twitter.com/zVwtDvIBho
— AAP Punjab (@AAPPunjab) October 20, 2024
From Gidderbaha, AAP has fielded Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon, who joined the occasion after leaving the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in August. At 57, Dhillon has a political historical past, having beforehand contested elections from the Gidderbaha seat in 2017 and 2022 with out success. He additionally served because the chairman of the Muktsar district planning board. The Gidderbaha seat grew to become vacant following the election of Congress MLA Amrinder Singh Raja Warring to the Lok Sabha from Ludhiana earlier this 12 months.
Within the Chabbewal (SC) phase, AAP has named Ishank Chabbewal, a health care provider and the son of AAP Hoshiarpur MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal, as its candidate. The necessity for a bypoll in Chabbewal arose after Raj Kumar Chabbewal, beforehand a Congress MLA, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hoshiarpur.
Harinder Singh Dhaliwal has been chosen because the occasion’s candidate for the Barnala seat. At 35, Dhaliwal is an in depth affiliate of Sangrur MP and former Barnala MLA Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, and has been with the AAP since 2012. This seat fell vacant after Hayer’s election to the Lok Sabha, following his victories in each 2017 and 2022.
For the Dera Baba Nanak meeting constituency, AAP has chosen Gurdeep Singh Randhawa, who contested the 2022 polls for this seat however was defeated by Congress’ Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. The Dera Baba Nanak seat grew to become vacant after Randhawa was elected to the Lok Sabha from Gurdaspur.
The counting of votes for the bypolls will happen on November 23.